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Religion quiz review
Review of key terms and phrases from our religion unit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Holy text of Judaism, contains the first 5 books of the Old Testament and is traditionally written in Hebrew | Torah |
| Holy text of Christianity, contains the Old Testament and New Testament | Bible |
| Holy text of Islam, considered a continuation/correction of Jewish and Christian scriptures | Qur'an |
| Ancient Hindu scriptures written over thousands of years, written in Sanskrit | Vedas |
| Place of worship for Judaism | Synagogue |
| Place of worship for Christianity | Church |
| Place of worship for Islam | Mosque |
| Belief in one god | Monotheism |
| Belief in many gods | Polytheism |
| An agreement between God and his people on their conduct | Covenant |
| Collection of writings and interpretations of laws in Torah | Talmud |
| Major religious figure who freed Hebrews from Egyptian slavery | Moses |
| The founder of Judaism (and western monotheistic religions in general) | Abraham |
| The founder of Christianity | Jesus |
| The founder of Islam | Muhammad |
| An organized system of beliefs, ceremonies and rules used to worship God or a group of gods | Religion |
| The belief that God does not exist | Atheism |
| Skepticism that there is a God; belief that it is impossible to know for certain that God exists | Agnosticism |
| Any kind of god/goddess or Supreme Being; a “higher power” | Deity |
| Founder of Buddhism | Siddhartha Gautama |
| Hereditary social class system closely linked to Hinduism | Caste System |
| Hindu god, "Creator of Life" | Brahma |
| Hindu god: "Preserver/Protector of Life" | Vishnu |
| Hindu god: "Fixer, repairer of world" | Shiva |
| One's duty or role in life for Hinduism OR following the teachings of Buddha | Dharma |
| A person's actions in this life determine their existence in the next life | Karma |
| Continuous cycle of birth and reincarnation of the soul | Samsara |
| In Hinduism, breaking free from the cycle of birth and reincarnation | Moksha |
| In Buddhism, a state of enlightenment where one is free from suffering | Nirvana |
| The path of balance and moderation | Middle Way |
| The core beliefs of Buddhism that focus on the existence of suffering and how to rid yourself of it. | Four Noble Truths |
| The core beliefs of Islam. Includes a declaration of faith, daily prayer, charitable giving, annual fasting and a pilgrimage to Mecca. | Five Pillars |
| The multi-tiered steps detailing how Buddhists should live their lives in order to reach enlightenment | Eightfold Path |
| Hindu texts that talk about reincarnation and moksha | Upanishads |
| The supreme power, or divine force, in Hinduism. Believed to be greater than all other deities. | Brahman |
| Hindu god: "Remover of Obstacles." Often shown in images as an elephant-like figure | Ganesh |
| Sacred text of Buddhism | Tripitaka/Pali Canon |
| Hindu festival held in February or March where people of all castes gather to throw colored powders or colored water at each other to celebrate the pranks of Krishna. | Holi |
| Five-day Hindu festival of lights held in October or November, honoring the god Rama. | Diwali |
| Buddhist holiday remembering the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and passing into nirvana at his death | Vaishakha |
| Hindu/Buddhist prayer or worship | Puja |
| A special kind of shrine in Buddhism | Stupa |
| Month of fasting in Islam | Ramadan |
| Muslim holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan | Eid-al Fitr |
| Muslim holiday celebrating Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son to Allah | Eid-al Adha |
| Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus | Easter |
| Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus | Christmas |
| Jewish New Year | Rosh Hashanah |
| Jewish Day of Atonement, includes prayer and complete fasting (no food or water) | Yom Kippur |
| Christian belief that God saves people from sin and grants them everlasting life | Salvation |
| Christian belief that there is one God but 3 persons: Father, Son and the Holy Spirit | Holy Trinity |
| Islamic holy text, a collection of sayings and stories about Muhammad | Hadith |
| Term for "savior" in Abrahamic religions | Messiah |
| Roughly translates to "struggle" in Islamic faith, often misunderstood to mean waging war against non-believers | Jihad |
| Islamic law based on the teachings of the Quran, interpreted differently by different Muslim groups | Sharia |
| Story of Moses leading the Israelites out of captivity in Egypt | Exodus |
| Area promised to Abraham by God as the home land of the Jews | Canaan |
| A set of moral principles dictated to Moses by God at the top of Mount Sinai | The Ten Commandments |
| Holiest site of Judaism, remains of the 2nd Jewish Temple | Western Wall |
| The spread of Jewish people beyond Israel that began after the Romans destroyed the 2nd Jewish Temple | Diaspora |
| Holiest site of Islam, the exact site Muslims face during daily prayer | Ka’bah |
| The belief that you should treat others the way that you would like to be treated, variations of it are common in almost all religions | Golden Rule (or Law of Reciprocity) |
| Central beliefs of Buddhism: Belief in the Buddha, Belief in the teachings of Buddha, Belief in the Buddhist community | The Three Jewels |
| Place of worship for both Hindus and Buddhists | Temple |
| Prayer beads in Buddhism | Malas |
| Major branches of Islam | Shia, Sunni |
| Major branches of Judaism | Orthodox, Conservative, Reformed |
| Major branches of Christianity | Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Anglican |
| Major branches of Hinduism | Saivism, Smartism, Vaishnavism, Shaktism |
| Major branches of Buddhism | Theravada, Zen, Mahayana, Vajrayana |
| Actions or behavior that is permissible in Islam, including what types of food and methods of preparation are acceptable | Halal |
| Only eating foods that are permitted by Jewish law, which means no pork or shellfish. | Kosher |
| Term for Buddhist community | Sangha |
| A tower situated at one of the corners of the mosque | Minaret |
| The principle of keeping religious and government institutions separate from one another | Secularism |
| Harassing or punishing a specific group of a people in a manner designed to injure or cause suffering because of their beliefs | Persecution |
| Any action that is impermissible or unlawful according to Islam. Examples include eating pork or worshipping anything other than God alone. | Haram |
| Custom/ritual in Christianity where Christians give up a comfort of some kind for the 40 days leading up to Easter | Lent |
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